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Commercial construction starts, per Costar
June 29, 2024 at 4:12 PM
Major token unlocks are happening in July including $DYDX, $SUI, $IO, $XAI, $IMX, $APT, $STRK, $ARB, $AXS, $APE, $PIXEL, $WLD, and $ALT with unlocking value exceeding $730 million, per TokenUnlocks and Wu Blockchain

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June 29, 2024 at 4:06 PM
Patent grants by country in 2021, per OBIS
June 29, 2024 at 4:02 PM
#Ethereum L2 Base has become the most popular #ETH L2, per growthepie

#Base: ~3.5 million daily transactions, +60% in the last 30 days

#Arbitrum: ~2 million daily transactions, -22.3% in the last 30 days
June 29, 2024 at 4:00 PM
13 of the 15 housing markets in the U.S. at the highest risk of a correction on prices are in Florida, per ResiClub
June 29, 2024 at 3:55 PM
Consider holding quality assets over longer periods instead of day trading, the odds are not in your favor
June 29, 2024 at 3:51 PM
$2.3 trillion of accumulated savings have been depleted by Americans since August 2021, and excess savings are now below pre-pandemic levels, per Bloomberg
June 29, 2024 at 3:47 PM
The companies in the S&P 500 $SPY have added ~$6 trillion in market capitalization in the first half 2024, per WSJ
June 29, 2024 at 3:41 PM
Over 65% of the entire #Bitcoin supply hasn’t moved in more than 1 year, per Bitcoin Magazine
June 29, 2024 at 3:37 PM
Current mortgage rates as of 6/28/24
June 29, 2024 at 3:23 PM
The least affordable housing markets in the world, per voronoi
June 29, 2024 at 3:21 PM
How the U.S. Dollar system works, per River
June 29, 2024 at 2:43 PM
The U.S. market cap as a % of world market cap is near an all-time high, per Bloomberg
June 29, 2024 at 2:38 PM
A new record low for pending U.S. home sales, per Bloomberg
June 29, 2024 at 2:32 PM
On January 7, 2021, the average 30-year mortgage rate was 2.65%, per FRED

Rates have now been ~7% for the last 21 months
June 29, 2024 at 2:29 PM
1.285 million barrels of oil were added to the Strategic Petroleum Reserve (SPR) last week, the largest addition since June 2020, per zerohedge
June 29, 2024 at 2:16 PM
Treasury Bond ETF $TLT saw an inflow of $2.7 billion on Monday (6/24), its largest one-day inflow in history, per Bloomberg
June 29, 2024 at 2:14 PM
#Bitcoin hash rate is down ~10% from the all-time highs achieved near the halving in April
June 29, 2024 at 3:25 AM
The U.S. Dollar Index $DXY is approaching its highest level this year, per Barchart
June 29, 2024 at 3:19 AM
U.S. new home construction declined 5.5% to an annual rate of 1.28 million units, the lowest level since June 2020, per Bloomberg

Building permits dropped 3.8% to 1.39 million, the lowest level in 4 years
June 29, 2024 at 3:11 AM
U.S. renters must earn $66,000+ a year to afford the typical apartment, the 2nd highest amount ever, per Redfin

The median income needed to afford renting is up 24% since 2020
June 29, 2024 at 3:08 AM
#Ethereum layer-2 user growth has continued, per growthepie
June 29, 2024 at 3:02 AM
Internships have declined from last year in many industries, per Bloomberg
June 29, 2024 at 2:48 AM
42% of Gen Z, and 47% of millennials say they plan to use debt to finance summer trips, per Bankrate
June 29, 2024 at 2:46 AM
$USDC settlement time by #blockchain
June 29, 2024 at 2:32 AM